Leviticus 23:7:2Lev.23.7.W2TAB
הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן
harishon
“the first”
- Transliteration
- ha-ri-SHON
- Extended
- hah-ri-SHOHN
- IPA
- /haː.ri.ˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the first
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-ri-SHON
- clause
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YE la-KHEM
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-ri-SHON mik-ra-KO-desh yih-YE la-KHEM kol-me-LE-khet a-vo-DAA LO ta-a-SOO
Exegesis
The temporal phrase bayom harishon {בַּיּוֹם֙ הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן | bā-yôm hā-rī-šôn} ‘on the first day’ opens the clause, reflecting Hebrew preference for time markers at the beginning.
In context — Leviticus 23:7
On the first day, a holy assembly shall be for you; you shall not engage in labor .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 23:7, so the Hebrew word הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן (harishon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.23.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.7.W2.S1) and character.